Lawsuit filed in Florida over a mural showing city’s first Black female firefighter depicted with a White face
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 11, 2021
"The City Commission will meet in a closed-door session to discuss the litigation. It is not a public meeting," City Manager Lori LaVerriere confirmed to CNN in an email Sunday.
Latosha Clemons filed the lawsuit in April against the City of Boynton Beach. According to the complaint, a mural intended to honor her and others for their service to the city "reflected her as a White member of the city fire department."
A second amended complaint filed September 2 alleges the case is being brought on behalf of Clemons "to redress the defamatory statement . . .
